News – New Zealand Geotechnical Society

13-08-20

NZGS YGP Representative – Applications Open

- Olivia Gill

Applications are now open for the NZGS Young Geotechnical Professionals (YGP) Representative. This is a great opportunity to get involved with and contribute to the NZGS, as well as interacting with the wider NZ geotechnical community. Young Professi...

27-07-20

NZGS Sponsorship – 7th International Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference 2021

- Olivia Gill

UPDATE: NZGS is pleased to announce that full funding is available to sponsor attendance at the 7iYGEC in Sydney in 2021. Further to the call for abstracts issued a few weeks ago, NZGS are delighted to offer sponsorship for its young members to atten...

09-07-20

Andreas Giannakogiorgos and Ananth Balachandra to represent NZGS

- Ross Roberts

Following our call for expressions of interest in February I’m delighted to announce that the NZGS management committee has selected Andreas Giannakogiorgos and Ananth Balachandra to represent us on two important technical committees. These com...

29-06-20

The NZGS 2020 Symposium is on!

- Ross Roberts

Dear NZGS Members The Organizing Committee and NZGS are pleased to confirm that the NZGS 2020 Symposium is to be held (as planned) in Dunedin. Thank you for your participation in our online poll, which demonstrated a strong preference for an “in-pe...

20-05-20

PEngGeol Body of Knowledge and Skills (BOKS) – DRAFT FOR COMMENT

- Olivia Gill

NZGS and the BOKS working group have now completed the draft version of the Professional Engineering Geologist (PEngGeol) Body of Knowledge and Skills (BOKS) and would like feedback from NZGS members on the draft document. This document defines the c...

19-05-20

Feedback on Producer Statement forms

- Ross Roberts

Engineering NZ and ACE New Zealand have asked for feedback from the geotechnical community on their plans to improve the producers statement forms. They have already collected feedback from individual ENZ members with an online survey, and are now lo...

29-04-20

NZGD rapid upload grants – Request for Proposals

- Ross Roberts

Introduction The New Zealand Geotechnical Database (NZGD) is an online database that provides a searchable repository for new and existing geotechnical information. The NZGD is primarily aimed at providing more efficient access to geotechnical info...

26-03-20

We’re still here and working from home

- Ross Roberts

Kia Ora, As New Zealand heads into lockdown all our members will all be affected. Some will be working flat-out to save their businesses, many will be balancing work with educating kids or caring for vulnerable whānau, and some may be stuck at home ...

20-03-20

Hawthorn Geddes – Chartered Senior Geotechnical Engineer Manager (Whangarei Based)

- Olivia Gill

Hawthorn Geddes has an opportunity for a Chartered Senior Geotechnical Engineer Manager. Be part of the bigger picture. Varied and interesting work. Be involved in a broad range of projects in challenging soils. Genuine commitment to Training & M...

18-03-20

International Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference (7iYGEC) – Call for Abstracts

- Olivia Gill

Abstract submission is open for the 7iYGEC in Sydney in September 2021. This three-day conference for young geotechnical practitioners precedes the International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ICSMGE). NZGS are coordinatin...

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